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Cloud Perspectives by Rod Trent Amazon Web Services Adds Windows Support Just over the past few weeks we've seen a lot of news about how cloud competitors are joining hands, offering each other's apps and services within their own cloud environments. For example, Microsoft has announced several new ready-made offerings where apps like Java and Oracle database can run in Windows Azure as a service. Where once you expected fisticuffs, steady, seemingly genuine, handshakes are becoming more common. That's good, I guess, unless you like to see a little teeth-gritting competition. In that light, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is becoming friendlier and friendlier with Microsoft, and, in doing so, is steadily building a strong case against Windows Azure. Amazon has just announced support for Windows Phone and Windows Store applications in the next version of their SDK. What this means, is that applications can be developed for Windows and Windows Phone that utilize AWS as the backend. More... ADVERTISEMENT Follow us Twitter! Don't miss real-time updates on articles, virtual events, white papers, Essential Guides, webcasts, and more.  Meet your peers and tell us what you think. Also look for us on Facebook and LinkedIn.   Featured Story Send Your OpsMgr Data to the Cloud with the System Center Advisor Connector by Rod Trent Microsoft has updated the connector that ties System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1 to the similar cloud service, System Center Advisor. The Preview connector released requires that OpsMgr 2012 SP1 be running Update Rollup 3 (UR3) that was just released. If you're not familiar with System Center Advisor, it's a cloud service that works in a similar fashion as the on-premise Operations Manager. More... More Cloud News and Analysis Q. How is the private cloud different from virtualization? by John Savill A. The difference can be confusing. Virtualization is a key piece of the private cloud—and therein lies the difference. Virtualization is just one piece of a private cloud deployment. More... ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Benefits of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 on SMB File Shares SQL Server 2012 adds several new high availability options when used with Windows Server 2012. Unlike early versions, Server 2012 supports SMB file shares to store SQL Server databases. Download this whitepaper to learn more about the SMB benefits. Exchange Online Protection: Free Web Seminar August 29th Exchange 2013 needs protection. Stop almost a billion spam emails daily with Exchange Online Protection. Find out how you can defend your most sensitive data in this free web seminar, August 29th at 12pm ET. Join Our Community: Resources Create Powerful Solutions for SharePoint 2010 Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Go beyond basic SharePoint customizations using just the browser and learn how to maximize the impact and truly realize the value of SharePoint 2010 by building powerful solutions using SharePoint Designer. Three sessions, August 15th. Mobile ITSM: Best Practices for Running Mobile E-mail and Apps This white paper will provide, through Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), the best guidelines to achieve the highest levels of mobility with lower risks. Download now and help connect with your users. MORE RESOURCES Events Join John Savill Thursday, August 15th, for this web seminar: "Creating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012" "Nothing showcases System Center's 2012 capabilities better than the Private Cloud." Find out why this holds true, learn about relevant programs like Virtual Machine Manager, Orchestrator, and Service Manager, and understand why and how you can create a Private Cloud with System Center 2012. SQL Server Foundations If you're new to SQL Server or just looking to brush up on your skills, register now for this eLearning course focusing on the various versions of SQL Server, performance tuning, implementing backups as well as crucial SQL Server basics. You'll learn about the core concepts every DBA should know and how things outside of SQL Server affect and influence your daily tasks. Six sessions, beginning August 27th. MORE EVENTS

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